List of tools to install on a newly installed Debian-based Linux distro.

required-tools.txt

MINIMAL TOOL NAMES
git, npm, yarn, preload, sublime-text-3, numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scipy


INSTALLATIONS:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git
sudo apt install preload
sudo apt install npm
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo apt install python3-venv
wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sublime-text

FOR yarn INSTALLATION: 
curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
# Installation complete.
# Refer to the following link (source):
https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install#debian-stable


PYTHON PACKAGES (ensure pip3 is installed)

pip3 install pandas
pip3 install matplotlib
pip3 install jupyter
pip3 install flask


Run the following to make pip3 the default, by abandoning pip2.
(ONLY IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO BE INSTALLED FOR python2)
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip


FLASK DEPENDENCIES
from flask import flask
# Now, use the following to setup MySQL database interactions for Flask
sudo apt install mysql-client
sudo apt install mysql-server
sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev
pip3 install mysql-python






Difference between mysql server and client:
(source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6962890/what-is-the-difference-between-mysql-server-and-mysql-client)
MySql Client :

    The mysql-client package allows you to connect to a MySQL server. It will give you the "mysql" command-line program.

MySql Server :

    The mysql-server package allows to run a MySQL server which can host multiple databases and process queries on those databases.

MySQL :

    The "MySQL" package probably includes both of the above.

If you just need to connect to a remote server and run queries, install just mysql-client. If you need to host a database, install the client and server.





INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR apache2, php AND phpmyadmin:
Refer to the following (worked on Mint-19):-
https://connectwww.com/how-to-install-and-configure-apache-php-mysql-and-phpmyadmin-on-linux-mint/1443/
Briefing:
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install apache2
    sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php     # for latest php.
    sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
    sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
    sudo systemctl restart apache2
If something goes wrong, refer to article.